26 April, 2012

An Italian Villa


Villa Through the Trees
8.8" x 7.2"
Pastel
Casey Klahn
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3 comments:

Sonya Johnson said...

Nice! I like the little "explosions" of saturated color throughout.

I also can't really figure out why it is that I like seeing the underlying paper surface/color on other pastelists' work, but don't care for it much on my own (except for black, of course).

April 26, 2012 at 12:40 PM
Casey Klahn said...

Thanks, Sonya!

You do see the light gray surface of the La Carte, here, along with some subtle blue-gray that is almost the same hue/value. It is an interplay that creates some energy.

My "rule" for paper showing is I do it if it adds something to the picture.

April 26, 2012 at 1:59 PM
Johnnny said...

Pillow under my knees
Vanilla ice cream freeze
Scintilla of a breeze
Villa through the trees

April 26, 2012 at 6:20 PM

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